Associate Building Surveyor

Hays Property & Surveying; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a growing Building Consultancy team in London as an Associate, managing a varied workload across sectors, including overseeing projects and delivering consultancy services. With opportunities for career progression and flexible working, you'll collaborate with professionals to provide high-quality advice to a prestigious client base.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Around five years of post-qualification experience in a Chartered Surveying environment.
• Excellent technical skills and commercial acumen.
• Ability to manage complex projects from client briefing to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Administer contracts on both small and large-scale projects.
• Conduct building surveys across diverse property types.
• Deliver technical due diligence for acquisitions and disposals.

Skills

Leadership

Client focus

Commerciality

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

Your new company

An exciting opportunity has opened up for an Associate to join a growing and successful Building Consultancy team in London. The role includes a broad mix of professional and project work across sectors, with clients ranging from investors and developers to public sector bodies. Travel throughout the UK, Europe, and further afield may be involved, offering exposure to a wide variety of property types.Candidates should have around five years of post-qualification experience, strong leadership capabilities, and confidence in managing complex projects-from client briefing through design, procurement, and delivery. Responsibilities also include consultancy assignments and due diligence.
The team offers a dynamic, sociable working environment, with transparent pathways for advancement, internal progression, and career support. Regular collaboration occurs with colleagues in investment, planning, development, regeneration, and property management, as part of a full-service consultancy.

This multidisciplinary property consultancy employs over 1,350 professionals across 12 UK offices and delivers strategic, innovative services to a diverse client base.

Your new role

Joining the Building Consultancy Business Unit offers exposure to a high-quality, varied workload with a prestigious client base.
Responsibilities include a combination of professional and project work such as:

• Administering contracts on both small and large-scale projects
• Managing and monitoring project progress
• Conducting building surveys across diverse property types
• Delivering technical due diligence for acquisitions and disposals
• Handling party wall matters
• Preparing planned maintenance schedules

What you'll need to succeed

You will be expected to be fully conversant with working in a multidisciplinary Chartered Surveying environment, and will have excellent technical skills and commercial acumen.
Key attributes will include:

• Client focus
• Personal drive coupled with the ability to develop others
• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Commerciality
• Cross-divisional working
• The role involves servicing existing and established clients and the candidate will be required to demonstrate their desire and ability to develop new clients/networking.
• They are committed to providing high-quality, value-added advice.

You will be expected to demonstrate, at interview, examples of work they have undertaken, to demonstrate they have the ability to work at the highest level.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
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